African group warns rebels

  1. Posted on Friday 16 December 2011 - 09:00
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    A group of African states has agreed to root out rebellious movements that are operating in some war-torn parts of the continent. Representatives from the Great Lakes Region bloc unanimously agreed - during a caucus in Uganda - to pursue rebel groups operating within the group's jurisdiction. "The the presence of negative forces in one country poses a risk to the whole region," Liberata Mulamula, group's outgoing executive secretary said.
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    Mulamula said the decision was arrived at during an Inter-Ministerial meeting of ministers of defence, gender and foreign affairs from the 11 member countries that make up the International Conference of the Great Lakes region (ICGLR).

    The countries are Uganda, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazzaville, Central African Republic, Tanzania and Kenya.

    “The defence ministers and intelligence chiefs presented their case to us and told us that negative forces were regrouping and recruiting especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo,” Mulamula said.

    She cited groups such as the Lord’s Resistance Army currently operating in the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Congo), Mayi -Mayi and Allied Democratic forces both in Eastern Congo and the Forces for the liberation of Rwanda though neutralised, have the capacity to destabilise the whole region.

    “We have other numerous armed groups littered around our region. We cannot say all is safe, eastern Congo is not yet safe and when DRC explodes all of us explode,” Mulamula said justifying the reason for the joint venture.

    The recommendation will be presented to the heads of state for approval according to Uganda’s the New Vision.

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